Speakers
Jo Hinchliffe
Engineer, Tech Writer & Open Source Hardware Builder
Jo Hinchliffe
Engineer, Tech Writer & Open Source Hardware Builder
Jo is a Freelance Maker and technical writer with a focus on Opensource technologies. He has written huge amounts of tutorial content across a range of platforms and his books “FreeCAD for Makers” and “Design an RP2040 board with KiCad” upskill readers in two of the most powerful opensource tools for developing opensource hardware.
His clients include Raspberry Pi, Tindie, The FreeCAD Project Association, RS Electronics, Toms Hardware and more. Jo has visited SFK back in 2019 speaking about his work with the Libre Space Foundation and their development of satellites and networked ground stations.
He is passionate about lots of areas, promoting opensource communities across a variety of sectors. He has numerous opensource hardware designs out in the wild. These include StoRPer, an opensource robotics platform, and HEXA, a hexagonal small rocket which is the first rocket to achieve Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) certification.
Patrik Hübner
Creative Director & Programming Designer
Patrik Hübner
Creative Director & Programming Designer
Patrik Hübner is an award-winning creative technologist and creative director who has worked at the intersection of design and technology for over two decades. With deep roots in communication and brand design, he has been recognized as a pioneer in combining design, data, algorithms, and storytelling to create dynamic branding systems.
He collaborates with leading brands, agencies, and cultural institutions to develop living generative brand systems, and shares his expertise as an author, lecturer, keynote speaker, and workshop facilitator.
Éléonore Daxhelet
OSOR Team Member - Policy Analyst, OpenForum Europe
Éléonore Daxhelet
OSOR Team Member - Policy Analyst, OpenForum EuropeÉléonore Daxhelet is a policy analyst and researcher specializing in technology, cybersecurity, and digital sovereignty. She works at OpenForum Europe, focusing on the European Commission's Open Source Observatory (OSOR), and has contributed as a researcher for the Europian Institute for Research.
Dr Julian Stirling
Chief Executive - Humanitarian Technology Trust
Dr Julian Stirling
Chief Executive - Humanitarian Technology TrustJulian is one of the core developers of the OpenFlexure Microscope. He is also the Chief Executive of the Humanitarian Technology Trust (HTT), a UK Charity that is focused on advancing open-source humanitarian technology through local manufacturing. Julian's focus in the open source movement is on open source scientific instrumentation, and automated open source workflows for hardware development and documentation. In his spare time he maintains a 200 year old waterwheel that powers the second oldest beam engine in the world that can still do its original job.
Stjepan Horvat
Railway Embedded Computing Engeenier
Stjepan Horvat
Railway Embedded Computing EngeenierStjepan "Steve" Horvat has a background in railway embedded computing, currently working at the Pressed Steel Car Company. He is also a labor organizer.
Timo Hoogland
Digital artist, Live Coder, Drummer and Music Technology Educator
Timo Hoogland
Digital artist, Live Coder, Drummer and Music Technology EducatorTimo is a digital artist, live coder, drummer and music technology educator from the Netherlands. He livecodes electronic music and develops algorithmic audiovisual compositions and installations. Timo graduated from the Masters of Music at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht in 2019, where he developed the livecoding tool Mercury. He organizes meetups, workshops and algoraves as part of Netherlands Coding Live. He teaches creative coding at HKU Music Technology and Conservatory of Amsterdam.
Edon Sekiraqa
Entrepreneur, Tech Leader & Lecturer | Ex-CTO and Ex- Co-Owner at Frakton
Edon Sekiraqa
Entrepreneur, Tech Leader & Lecturer | Ex-CTO and Ex- Co-Owner at FraktonFor over 15 years, Edon has been building products, scaling teams, and running tech companies. As the former CTO and Co-Owner of Frakton, he led the engineering side through their acquisitions by Kin+Carta and Valtech. Today, while running his new ventures, he still stays active in the tech ecosystem as a lecturer and open-source contributor.
Keith Yardley
Manager of the Consumer Rights Wiki, FULU Foundation
Keith Yardley
Manager of the Consumer Rights Wiki, FULU FoundationKeith Yardley is the manager of the Consumer Rights Wiki, a project aimed at documenting the practices and laws that define the modern consumer environment, with a particular focus on modern issues that the law has not yet caught up to - such as overbearing DRM, locked-down appliances, or dark patterns. The Consumer Rights Wiki was founded by Louis Rossmann and is supported by the FULU Foundation, a Texas-based nonprofit.
Arianit Dobroshi
Wikimedians of Albanian Language | FLOSSK
Arianit Dobroshi
Wikimedians of Albanian Language | FLOSSKArianit has been involved with FLOSSK since 2009, including many years as president of the executive board. He currently co-leads the Wikimedians of Albanian Language. He is a regular contributor to Wikimedia projects and OpenStreetMap.
K. Mike Merrill
World’s First Publicly Traded Person Backed by 1000+ Shareholder Community
K. Mike Merrill
World’s First Publicly Traded Person Backed by 1000+ Shareholder CommunityK. Mike Merrill is the world’s first publicly traded person. He IPO’d himself in 2008 and sold shares in his own life, and his shareholders have voted on his decisions ever since, from what he works on to who he dates. He got into technology in Portland, Oregon, at Tripwire, Tranxition, and LinuxFund, where his job title was Operations Penguin. He has spoken at TEDxVienna, ideacity, and XOXO, and his work has been covered by WIRED, VICE, and Variety. He spent this summer in Prishtina and now runs most of his life through a fleet of AI agents and too many GitHub issues.
Jasper Duizendstra
Independent Google Solutions Engineer & Expert
Jasper Duizendstra
Independent Google Solutions Engineer & ExpertJasper Duizendstra has been a Google Developer Expert since 2016. He has spent over a decade building data-driven solutions on the Google platform for enterprise, medium and small businesses. Much of his time goes to mentoring. He guides developers across the Google ecosystem on data, integration, identity, Google Cloud and Workspace, helping them level up and get their projects moving. He speaks at international conferences and publishes his tooling as open source. Jasper works independently from his home office in the eastern Netherlands and from the road as often as he can.
Dario Presutti
Free Software Foundation Europe FSFE
Dario Presutti
Free Software Foundation Europe FSFEDario Presutti is a Project Manager at the Free Software Foundation Europe. His work focuses on fostering the use of Free Software in public administration and promoting transparent, accountable digital infrastructures in Europe. With a background in Political Science and a Master’s degree in International Cooperation, Dario has experience engaging with policymakers, monitoring legislative processes, and contributing to initiatives such as Public Money? Public Code!
Dugi Selmanaj
CEO DVS Konsult AB
Dugi Selmanaj
CEO DVS Konsult ABDukagjin Dugi Selmanaj is a senior cloud and platform architect, infrastructure engineer, and technology founder based in Sweden. He has extensive experience designing and operating enterprise-scale cloud platforms across Azure, Kubernetes, DevOps, Terraform, GitOps, security, and infrastructure automation. His work focuses on architecture, platform reliability, governance, and building scalable operating models for complex production environments. With a background spanning hands-on engineering, cloud architecture, platform strategy, and technical leadership, Dugi works at the intersection of infrastructure, security, and software delivery, with a particular interest in Kubernetes, Argo CD, infrastructure as code, and open-source technologies.
Behare Konjuvca
Software Engineer | PyLadies Prishtina | FLOSSK
Behare Konjuvca
Software Engineer | PyLadies Prishtina | FLOSSKBehare Konjuvca holds a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering, works as a software engineer, and teaches programming. Her thesis focused on quantum neural networks and their training behaviour. She is also a core team member at PyLadies Prishtina and contributes to FLOSSK and local open-source community initiatives.
Visar Hoti
Telecommunications Engineer | Founder and Director of RTV Tema
Visar Hoti
Telecommunications Engineer | Founder and Director of RTV TemaVisar Hoti is a communications professional, media producer, and lifelong tech tinkerer from Kosovo, working at the intersection of storytelling, electronics, and public service—with Hannibal’s ‘We will either find a way, or make one’ as something of a personal operating system. During the Kosovo war, he improvised VHF radio receivers, built simple RF tools, and developed a home-grown encryption program to support secure communications and civilian survival. After the war, he worked with USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives on community rebuilding, then founded TEMA Multimedia, where he has spent more than two decades producing journalism, documentaries, live broadcasts, public-information campaigns, and media projects. His background combines telecommunications, signal processing, journalism, audiovisual production, and community engagement. He has also been involved in media policy, open-source initiatives, international cooperation, and training.
Ari Zharku
Animator
Ari Zharku
AnimatorAri Zharku is an animator based in Prishtinë, Kosovë. He completed his studies at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prishtina, majoring in Painting, during which time he also completed the 2D Narrative Animation program at the Animation Academy. In 2021, alongside Flaka Kokolli and Fatlum Neziri, he co-founded Studio Pink-I, producing short form animations and promotional videos. He completed his Master’s degree in Painting at the University of Prishtina in 2023 and worked as an external collaborator assisting in painting classes from 2024 to 2025. He currently teaches animation at the Animation Academy and is finalizing his independent animated short film, Lobby Boy.
SFK Night
PANDAUDIO
DJ
PANDAUDIO
DJPandaudio is one of the key figures in Kosovo’s electronic music scene, recognized for his deep-rooted presence and distinctive identity. Active since the early 2000s, his sound moves fluidly between warm house textures, broken rhythms, subtle techno layers, and atmospheric grooves, creating immersive journeys that are both introspective and dancefloor-driven. His sets are known for their careful storytelling—balancing energy, emotion, and rhythm with a refined sense of musical progression. Based in Prishtina, Visar has played an important role in shaping the city’s evolving nightlife and underground culture. Through years of performances across influential collectives, intimate club spaces, and regional festivals, he has contributed to defining a sound that resonates far beyond Kosovo’s borders. His approach reflects both a deep respect for electronic music’s roots and a constant curiosity for pushing its boundaries. More than just a DJ, Pandaudio represents a generation of artists who helped build the foundation of Kosovo’s contemporary electronic scene. His presence behind the decks is marked by authenticity, patience, and an instinctive connection with the crowd—qualities that have earned him lasting respect among listeners and fellow artists alike. Whether performing in late-night underground settings or open-air festival stages, he continues to deliver sets that feel timeless, emotional, and unmistakably his own.
Timo Hoogland
Digital artist, Live Coder, Drummer and Music Technology Educator
Timo Hoogland
Digital artist, Live Coder, Drummer and Music Technology EducatorTimo is a digital artist, live coder, drummer and music technology educator from the Netherlands. He livecodes electronic music and develops algorithmic audiovisual compositions and installations. Timo graduated from the Masters of Music at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht in 2019, where he developed the livecoding tool Mercury. He organizes meetups, workshops and algoraves as part of Netherlands Coding Live. He teaches creative coding at HKU Music Technology and Conservatory of Amsterdam.
LazyBear
DJ
LazyBear
DJNobody knows exactly where Lazybear came from, and honestly, he's not sure either. Rumored to be a DJ, producer, and selector from Prishtina, Kosovo, though some say he was simply summoned by a particularly good bassline. For one night only, he will leave his natural habitat and appear behind the decks, delivering tech house, minimal techno, deep house, shaped by feeling, flow, and an unshakeable devotion to Sabri Fejzullahu. Off the decks, he lives a simple life: burek in one hand, mandarina in the other. His sets build slowly, cinematically, like a plot twist you can feel coming but can't quite name. Is he real? Is he awake? Come find out.
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